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The Tasting Room
Category: Restaurants Canadian (New) Canadian (New) [Edit]
483 Richmond StLondon, ON N6A 3E4
(519) 438-6262
- Price Range:
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$$
- Accepts Credit Cards:
- Yes
- Attire:
- Dressy
- Good for Groups:
- Yes
- Good for Kids:
- No
- Takes Reservations:
- Yes
- Delivery:
- No
- Waiter Service:
- Yes
- Alcohol:
- Full Bar
- Noise Level:
- Average
5 reviews for The Tasting Room
5 reviews in English
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Review from lula d.
Mississauga, ON
5/24/2012
good restaurant...been there a couple times the food is good but the service can be a bit up and down and its a bit hard to get a table sometimes....but overall good food...
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Review from Amanda L.
London, ON
1/14/2012
I went here for date night with my out of town boyfriend. We were looking for a semi-fancy restaurant and friends had suggested that The Tasting Room might fit the bill.
I'm a vegetarian, but I'm usually fine as long as there's an option for me on the menu or the kitchen is willing to adapt an item to be meatless. However, the veg item (which sounded ok on the menu) was pretty unappetizing when it came to the table. It was basically a number of mushrooms, stacked, with plain tomato sauce dumped over the top and some cheese grated on it. The dish was bland (and to be honest, kind of bizarre) and felt overpriced for what it was.
My boyfriend got a chicken dish and thought it was great. I assume they're generally pretty good, just not totally vegetarian friendly.
One thing I can say I LOVED was the flights of wine. We did the red flight and it was incredible. Several small glasses of wine, ordered from light to dark. The idea of doing a mini-tasting was really fun. I would go back just to do this again. -
Review from bittersweet p.
Québec, QC
5/22/2012
I went to dinner here on Saturday night after rave reviews from other people. My experience, however was mediocre at best. Everyone kept telling me that the restaurant is known for its appetizers, and to pass on the main course- this for SURE is true.
We ordered the Crab Cakes- it is supposed to be their specialty, but i'd give it a 3.5/5. The cakes themselves lacked flavour. All the taste was in the sauce
Next- Garlic and Artichoke Dip- great dip, though not a show stopper. great if you are sharing with a group, because it is a large portion and quite heavy
Baby Back Ribs- these were quite tasty. However, if you frequent Asian restaurants often, well they make them better there
Kang's Fiery Pork- these were also quite good, but once again, not spectacular
Finally, for the main course: Crab and Lobster Stuffed Chicken with mashed potatoes. This was a total disappointment! The chicken was dry, the lobster and crab were tasteless. There was nothing special about this dish, and in fact tasted like a generic stuffed, dry chicken you get at every restaurant. The entrees are definitely not worth it at this restaurant.
Overall, I'd say that this restaurant was good, but not great. It has a great atmosphere, and interesting concept, however, it really needs to up its game in terms of flavour and taste. -
Review from Jennifer R L.
London, ON
8/9/2010
I was at the Tasting room for dinner on sunday. We had a reservation and when we arrived there weren't that many people... more people came in as we were eating dinner, the crowd was decent on a sunday evening. The waiter that served our table was pretty good, but the wait time was really long, I think there were only 2 waiter/waitress in the room, as far as I can tell. We shared 2 appetizers: Seared Ahi tuna and escargot. They were both really good! If you enjoy tuna sashimi, then the ahi tuna is definitely for you! I got the portobello mushroom tower, it was really good, the portion size was decent and the taste was excellent! The halibut dish was good too, but if you get rice, the rice was slightly undercooked and drenched in butter... The lobster stuffed chicken was really good as well, it goes really well with mashed potatoes and veggies. For dessert, we got carrot cake and chocolate cheese cake. They were standard desserts, nothing too special.
Overall, it was a good experience. I would definitely go back! -
Review from Justin B.
Etobicoke, ON
3/20/2010
Med-large portions for the appitizers and tasty. 4 out of 5 for quality and taste. I had a tuna ahi app with Cesar salad and my partner had a garden salad with the chicken satays.
